Fundraise for Westpac Rescue Helicopters

Our goal
To raise $1 million every year for rescue helicopters around New Zealand.
How are we doing so far?
In 2011 donations reached an astonishing $1.65 million, the most of any Westpac Chopper Appeal to date. Every cent raised in each area is donated to the local helicopter trust.
Why does this matter?
Getting a critically ill or injured person to hospital is often a matter of life or death. The rescue helicopters operate a vital rescue service that’s on-call for all New Zealanders, almost anywhere in New Zealand. You never know when you or someone close to you may need it.
each helicopter is like a fully equipped intensive care unit in the sky  
Westpac fundraises for all rescue helicopters throughout New Zealand via the annual Westpac Chopper Appeal  
Westpac sponsors 10 rescue helicopters around the country  
Rescue Helicopters carry out more than 5,000 rescue missions each year.  
What is Westpac doing right now?
Westpac is the main sponsor of the Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and Canterbury rescue helicopter services  
we are an associate sponsor of the West Coast, Tauranga, Taupo, Palmerston North, Rotorua and Nelson rescue helicopter trusts  
we’ve been a proud sponsor of the Rescue Helicopter Service for nearly 30 years  
we’ve provided staff and funding to promote and manage an annual nationwide fundraising campaign, the Westpac Chopper Appeal, since 2005  
> find out more about the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service
What can you do?
> donate at your nearest Westpac branch
> login to Online Banking to make a donation
> find out more about the Rescue Helicopter services in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Canterbury
> brainstorm more ideas and let us know about them.
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